| Description |
xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
The context and consequences of theory -- The search for the criminal man -- Rejecting individualism: the social roots of crime -- Society as insulation: control theory -- The irony of state intervention: labeling theory -- Social power and the construction of crime: conflict theory -- New directions in critical theory -- Conservative criminology: revitalizing individualistic theory -- Mainstream criminology revisited: routine activity, integrated, and life-course theories |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and indexes |
| Subject |
Criminology.
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Crime -- United States.
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Criminal behavior -- United States.
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| Author |
Ball, Richard A., 1936-
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Cullen, Francis T.
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| LC no. |
2001002998 |
| ISBN |
0761920765 |
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0761920773 paperback |
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